First report of an outbreak of ovine septicaemic listeriosis in Saudi Arabia

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 777-783

  Al Dughaym, A M ^a   Fadl Elmula, A ^a   Mohamed, G E ^a   Hegazy, A A ^a   Radwan, Y A ^a   Housawi, F M T ^a   Gameel, A A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Saudi Arabia; Septicaemic listeriosis; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BRAIN; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; LISTERIOSIS; LYMPH NODE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPLEEN;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; BACTEREMIA; BRAIN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LYMPH NODES; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPLEEN;

EID: 0039149375     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.20.3.1312     Document Type: Article

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